James Porteous

Former sports journalist in UK and Hong Kong. Now at Hong Kong Jockey Club in sports integrity research.

[Martin Greig @MartinBackPage]

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[Martin Greig @MartinBackPage]

'In Praise of Hugh MacDonald', who deservedly picked up a Lifetime Achievement Award @ScotPressAwards last night.

'Zingers, wingers and the milk of human kindness'

👉 https://t.co/Z77VYzcxF6

[Scott Semple @HongKongRanger]

One month to go and tickets are on sale now!

[Paul Quinn @theesk]

Anyone with a remote interest in how Chelsea are funded by Ares, please put aside 10 minutes to read this. Probably the most in depth analysis I have done. Frankly, it's scary... #Chelseafc #CFC https://t.co/1YjdIRUJAK

[Gerry 🏇💨💨💨 @gerryd84]

Never in my life have a heard a French Geordie accent until now 😂😂

[James Allen @JamesAllen27]

Me when Hotel California comes on.

[Barra Ó Duilearga @BarraODuilearga]

@Bmangall20 @LADFLEG An old journalist pal was a drunken mess in a Belfast bar one night. He had the horrors the next day, but after a pre-booked flight to New York, he was smoking outside a jazz bar in the Village. Life was good. Then a passerby said "you were some cunt in Lavery's on Thursday".

[James Porteous @JamesPorteous]

@Lionsgate Is this coming to Hong Kong?

[James Porteous @JamesPorteous]

@FootballCliches @CDEccleshare @D_C_W Film it and sell it on the merch site

[Josimar @JosimarFotball]

New.

Kick live-streamed the final moments of a French influencer who had been filmed being subjected to brutal abuse. Kick has the same owners as Stake, the illegal gambling operator which remains Everton’s front shirt sponsor.

By Philippe Auclair

https://t.co/iNQ9JWqMwg

[Steven Donn @stevendonn]

🛣️This week's On The Road: Where it all began for £25m man Ben Doak as he prepares to move from Liverpool to Bournemouth

👦What he was like as a youngster
⚽️Returning to Dalry to watch games
💵How much the Dalry players are paid!

https://t.co/Z3wHBBqf5c via @Redblaes

[Josimar @JosimarFotball]

New.

Money-laundering, scamming, cyber slavery compounds and appalling human rights abuses are no obstacles for Premier League clubs looking for betting partners – or the UK regulator.

By Philippe Auclair

https://t.co/9nedFRokSC

[Josimar @JosimarFotball]

New.

Uefa’s integrity partner Sportradar consistently claims that it doesn’t sell data to unlicensed gambling operators. But its annual report states that it generates significant revenue from unlicensed gambling.

By @JournoAndy

https://t.co/JuaNCuMYDg

[Josimar @JosimarFotball]

New:
Sanctioned? Fined? Banned? Not a problem if you’re a sports betting company eager to do business. Illegal bookmakers linked to Premier League clubs recently set up stalls at a gambling conference in London.
By Philippe Auclair.

https://t.co/2xWLKBkGmX

[Josimar @JosimarFotball]

New.

Declared bankrupt in Curaçao for not paying punters, https://t.co/LA5JSsWXTW, main sponsor of Leicester City FC in the 2024/25 season, moved jurisdiction. But the company behind https://t.co/LA5JSsWXTW does not exist.

By @MenarySteve and P Auclair

https://t.co/G1j8WWR73g

[Hugh MacDonald @Redblaes]

Scottish grounds ranked from worst to best... how did YOUR club fare? https://t.co/GihIgjrxFa

[James Porteous @JamesPorteous]

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[Nathan Paul Southern @NathanPSouthern]

After four years of screaming about the cyber slavery crisis to any editor, diplomat, official or international law enforcement agent that would listen, it’s incredible to see such extensive coverage on the crisis in SEA in both @BBCWorld and @TheEconomist.

However, it’s deeply depressing that after this time and publicity the situation is worsening. Not just in Southeast Asia but several other fragile regions.

Secondly it’s absolutely incredible how Cambodia and Laos have managed to play a truly impressive PR campaign to the point where the general discussion now mostly focusses on those compounds over the myanmar border.

No, Zhao Wei and the Golden Triangle Special Economic zone/Kings Romans, have not stopped. They have consolidated control and condensed active compounds to smaller areas. In Cambodia, the situation has, in no way, improved. It is worsening by the week. No serious compounds are shut down and remain so. No bosses have been arrested. The military , police and top levels of government not only provide protection but can actively run these criminal operations. It’s growing throughout the country. You hear about it less because some of the main groups orchestrating this fraud and slavery crisis have become incredibly litigious. Editors are not taking the risk to publish. They are winning. These criminal groups are even sponsoring European football teams.

We will be releasing a series of detailed reports on this. The evidence is astounding. We can’t let the triads PR teams run the narrative on this global crisis.